What is the difference between Peachy Skin and Pale Flesh?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Peachy Skin vs Pale Flesh

Peachy Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4128P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fddcbc (estimate)

Pale Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ebd3b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted than Peachy Skin.

Can I use Pale Flesh instead of Peachy Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Flesh is a little darker, more muted than Peachy Skin.

Can I use Peachy Skin instead of Pale Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Peachy Skin is a little lighter, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Peachy Skin on the colour wheel See Pale Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Peachy Skin

Peachy Skin vs White Flesh (74.016)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close
Peachy Skin vs Light Flesh (70.928)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Peachy Skin vs Elfic Flesh (72.098)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Flesh

Pale Flesh vs Quartz SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Peachy Skin
Pale Flesh vs Bony SpikesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Peachy Skin
Pale Flesh vs Hobgoblin HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Peachy Skin

All matches: Peachy Skin equivalents · Pale Flesh equivalents